Profile
Takashi Shallow is a multi-faceted artist whose experiments test notions of medium and taxonomy. His ongoing projects include operating the label Gesamt, organizing Percent–a collective of mixed-race artists–and independently publishing Insider Art, a series of provocations.
The publication Dazed Digital includes Shallow as one of its 10 of the best Chicago artists right now, and he has received fellowships and residencies at spaces like The Arts Club of Chicago and The Cliff Dwellers. Shallow has taught across departments including art, theater, media, design, education, and music. As an instructor at North Park and the University of Chicago, Shallow has introduced new topics such as video game sound production, experimental DJing, and multimedia fashion design.